The Trump administration has approached far-flung countries to aid its mass deportation effort, asking nations like Angola and Equatorial Guinea to accept migrants who are not their citizens, according to internal federal government documents obtained by CBS News.
A Guatemalan woman who gave birth to an American baby less than a week ago is being held along with her newborn as she faces deportation, U.S. officials say.
-- NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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The Trumpf junta has created the first external Gulag system, which he started with El Salvador. The American taxpayer will fund the deportation and eventual demise of these unfortunate souls while enriching despots and contractors like Erik Prince. This will be a black hole for the victims who won't have access to legal representation, much less adequate nutrition or medical care.
Note that while the Third Reich hosted dozens of Concentration Camps, the majority of Extermination Camps were outside Nazi Germany: dsvfmvr182ibt.cloudfront.net
OpEd: Why Zelensky -- not Trump -- may have won' the US-Ukraine minerals deal
theconversation.com
... Last week, the Trump administration signed a deal with Ukraine that gives it privileged access to Ukraine's natural resources.
Some news outlets described the deal as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "caving" to US President Donald Trump's demands.
But we see the agreement as the result of clever bargaining on the part of Ukraine's war-time president.
So, what does the deal mean for Ukraine? And will this help strengthen America's mineral supply chains?
Ukraine's natural resource wealth
Ukraine is home to 5% of the world's critical mineral wealth, including 22 of the 34 minerals identified by the European Union as vital for defence, construction and high-tech manufacturing.
However, there's a big difference between resources (what's in the ground) and reserves (what can be commercially exploited). Ukraine's proven mineral reserves are limited.
Further, Ukraine has an estimated mineral wealth of around US$14.8 trillion (A$23 trillion), but more than half of this is in territories currently occupied by Russia. ...
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